Details:

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the program.

Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• state the ideal properties of radiopharmaceuticals.

• explain the ways in which Technetium can bind with other materials, and the implications this has for radiopharmaceutical labeling.

• calculate pediatric dosages for various radiopharmaceuticals.

• use decay charts and decay factors to pre- and post-calibrate a radiopharmaceutical dosage.

• explain the mechanism of uptake, biodistribution, indications, and contraindications for all radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine.

• list any important considerations in the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine.

• state how erythrocytes and leukocytes can be labeled with radioactive materials.

• calculate the purity of a radiopharmaceutical preparation, given the solvent system and the counts per minute at the origin and solvent front.

• list the regulations that pertain to radiopharmacy and misadministration of radiopharmaceuticals.

• explain how a Mo-99/Tc-99m generator works and the quality control measures required for each elution.